Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-28
"w'S'' COMMUNICATION AN
SWERED
BY a Man Who Has the Cemmendable
Courage to Sign His Name.
n, "a EyfiL,r of iAs PsgiSsr

Courage 10 Sign His Name.
To he Editor Of ne Register.
RoMNEY, W. VA, January 2i-It Is
hard to suppose that the alleged necessity
for Mr. Camden's reelection Justihes the
sacrifice of truth, in order that the conduct
and motives of those Democrats IN the
Legislature who oppose him, may be made
appear i'm the worst possible light.
il Is hard 10 presume that the leading
Democratic paper of the State VIII close It's
columns to the truth, because 1t might
20 to vindicate the course OF one OF the
most faithful, efficient, and true to princl-
nile ofthe Democratic leaders Of the State.
| therefore ask that this communication,
which contains a brief but truthful ac-
count of what transpired at the Senatorial
Convention which nominated Senator
George f. Price, and which l youch with
NV name, may be published in your paper
i'm yindication OF him against the charges
made in your payer, by some one who
Ilates his communication South Branch,
and writes under the nom de plume OF Nv. 7"
The charges are that the statement
made by Mr. Price that the people OF his
District were overwhelmingly against the
reelection of Mr.. Camden is not true and
that no one knows this better than MIR.
Price," and further that in the animated
contest over his nomination, the question
of his position ON the Camden succession
was an issue, and Mr.. Price on that issue
was and remained non-eommittal, that a
few active spirits in this Valley who called
themselves anti-Camden men presented
Hon Joseph Van Meter as their candidate
ann MIR. Price was nominated over him
largely, if not absolutely by the friends OF
Camden and Davis"
No one here who speaks the truth him
self and knows Mr.. Price, believes him Ca
pable, at any tune under any circumstances
OF for any object OF telling as true what he
knows is not so, but let the facts also
yindieate him from such a charge wherever
it has reached.
The Senatorial district Mr.. Price repre-
sents is composed OF the counties of Grant,
Hardy, Hampshire, Mineral and
PendletOu, which had votes in the Con-
vention as follows: Grant, 5, Hardy IL,
Hampshire Il, Mineral IL, Pendleton 81
Necessary to a nomination, 20.
was delegate in the convention, and
know these facts. Before any nomina-
tions were made, the following among
other resolutions were presented and
adopted without dissenting voice, viz:
That the Democratic party, true to
its principles, will, in the administration
OF the affairs of the people, give govern
ment not only of the people and by the
people, but for the people, and whilst 1t
will exact q scrupulOus regard for the
rights of property US defined by law, will
be active and Jealous TO prevent and abOi-
ish monopOlies (which are injurious and
dangerOus) and enforce and protect the
rights of the people and individuals aginst
the power OF aggregated wealth and cor
pOrate greed"
That the use by any representative oil
| the people of the patronage OF his position
| for the building up of his own fortune or
the reward of his personal following with
out regard to the public service and the
wishes of the people whom he represents,
is a wrong against the people.
The candidates before the convention
were Messrs. BlakemOre of PendletOn, Van
| Meter of Hardy, the latter being present i'll
| MOOreiield where the convention was held,
and Mr.. Price, who also was not there. 1t
was charged by those who were pressing
| Van Meter that Price was lawyer EN-
ployed by Mr.. H. &. Davis and counsel for
| the b. 4 o. r. X. Co, and hence that 1t
would De ut least doubtful whether he
could he relied upon for active and deter
mined opposition to Mr.. Camden and to
improper railroad and mOnOpOlistic legis-
latiOn.
Mr.. c. W. Daily, OF KeySer, n neighbOr
and friend of Prices, in private converse
tiOn and in speech in the convention,
assured the delegates that MIR. Price was IN
accord with the resolutions passed and
would oppose Mr.. Camden's reelection.
| Mr. BlakemOre was therefore the only
candidate before the convention of whom
there was any reason to believe might
probably support Mr.. Camden for rc-elec-
ton.
On the first ballot there was but one dele
gate from PendletOn present and he cast
che nine votes of his county for Blake
more.
The larger part of Grants three votes
WAS also, think, cast for BlakemOre.
Hardy gave, think, five votes for Price,
all of which, | understand, were given by
anti-Camden men.
Every one OF the seventeen Hampshire
delegates were considered anti-Camden
men, each of them had one vote, thirteen
of them voted for Price and four for Van
meter, and these four gave rs the reason
for their votes that they were not willing
to vote for Price because he was attorney
for the h. x o. Il. K. company and Mr.. IL.
lG. Davis. These thirteen votes from
Hampshire made half the number necessary
to nomination.
Mineral divided her vote with, think,
q slight majority for Price.
| Yanmeter's vote, which was next to
Prices, came from Hardy, Mineral and
Hampshire.
On the second ballot another delegate
from PendletOn was present and cast halt
.hc vote of that county for Price, thus
nominating him. These are facts and show
that Nv" was either deaf and blind, ii
present in the convention or singularly
unable to grasp the truth, or else that in
his zeal for Mr.. Camden'S service he has
become wonderfully torgetful.
Is it admissible here To suggest that pos
sibly gentlemen from the counties where
Mr.. Camden's strength lies, but in which
the Democratic majOrities have been stead
lily decreasing for six years, might without
injury to their candidate, or themselves,
be little more careful in their denuncia-
tions and miSrepresenta ions of the repre-
sentatives of Democratic counties which,
although opposed to Mr.. Camden, have
during that time without the aid of money
or patronage steadily increased their Dem
Ocratic majOrities by teaching and holding
fast to Democratic principles and clean
politics. c. 5. WHITE.
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.